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Sepfi; 25 19343: G. HoRNEcKER ET AL DISPLAY BOX Filed March 14, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M m 5 J m M a Patented Sept. 25, 1934 UNITED STATES DISPLAY BOX George Homecker and Charles J. Bacon, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignors to The Mounting & Finishing Company, Inc., B

Application March 14,

5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in display boxes.

One of the principal objects of the invention resides in a display box of the collapsible type which when folded assumes a flat condition for convenient stacking and shipping but which may be rapidly set up and locked in rigid open position for use.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a display box having a plurality of opposed hingedly connected side walls which converge downwardly, and a bottom composed of two inwardly foldable sections which are pushed downwardly during the setting up of the box for interlocking engagement with two opposite corners of the side walls to secure the side and bottom walls in locked set up position.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of a box having inwardly foldable bottom sections and opposed downwardly converging hingedly connected side walls, and locking elements on the bottom sections which are guided into interlocking engagement with slots in two opposed corners of the side walls by means of said corners to facilitate the ease in bringing the interlocking parts into cooperative engagement.

A further object resides in a folding display bet? in which the inwardly foldable bottom wall sections are provided with manipulating'elements by which the sections may be actuated to effect an opening or collapsing of the box structure.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a display box having the above features which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and rigid of construction to withstand the load of articles placed thereon for display purposes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel combination" and arrangement of the parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described in the following specification, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of display box in set up position. v

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2--2 of Figure 1, and showing in dotted lines the,

display box in partially folded condition.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on'the line 3-3 of Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating the box in partially folded position.

Figure 5 is a detail'sectional perspective view of the interlocking means between the bottom and rooklyn, N. Y.

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side walls, the interlocking means being disengaged.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the display box in folded condition.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form.

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a vertical sectional view on the line 99 of Figure '7.

Figure 10 is a front elevational view of the modified form of box in folded position.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts throughout and in the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive,- the numeral 10 designates the folded display box in its entirety which includes two connected sections, namely a front section A and'a rear section B. p

The front section A is constructed of a single blank of stiff cardboard and is cut and scored to provide three hingedly connected side walls 11, 12, and 13. A bottom wall section 14 is integral with the bottom edge of the side wall 12 and swings inwardly thereof. The free side edges 15 of the bottom section 14 extend outwardly in diverging relation and are of a length equal to the length of the base of the side wall 12 and against which the lower ends of the side walls 11 and 13 abut when the box is in set up position. The inner end cfthe bottom wall section 14 is bent upwardly to provide a flap 16, the ends of which project beyond the plane of the outer ends of the side edges to provide hook shaped locking tongues 17.

r The rear section B is substantially the same as the front section A and is constructed of a single blank of stiff cardboard and which is cut and scored to provide three hingedly connected side walls 18, 19 and 20. A bottom wall section 21 is integral with the bottom edge of the side wall 19 and swings inwardly thereof and cooperates with the bottom section 14 to provide a complete bottom for the box. The free side edges 22 of the bottom section 21 extend outwardly in di verging relation and are of a length equal to the length of the base of the side wall 19 and against which the lower ends of the side walls 18 and 20 abut when the box is in a set up position. The inner end of the bottom section 21 is bent upwardly to provide a flap 23 identical to the flap 16, the ends of which project beyond the plane of the outer ends of the side edges to provide hook shaped locking tongues 24. The free ends of the side walls 18 and 20 have hinge flaps 25 a the other sidewalls will swing inwardly.

the bottom sections move downwardly, the bills wall sections 14 and 21 are in horizontal bottom forming position. The side walls 18, 19 and 20 are extended upwardly beyond the plane of the tops of the walls of the front section A to provide advertising space 27 which will be disposed above the articles of display when placed in the box.-

The score lines forming the hinge connection .between the side walls converge from top to bottom so that the walls of the display box extend upwardly and outwardly when the box is in a set up position. In the present instance, a six sided or hexagonal shaped display box is shown but other shapes of display boxes can be designed with the features of construction set forth herein.

The display box when in folded or collapsed position appears as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings, wherein the walls of the front section A fold flat against the walls of the rear section B with the bottom wall sections 14 and 21 folded inwardly therebetween. To set up the display box for use, it is only necessary to grasp one of the side walls with one hand and take hold of the meeting flaps 16 and 23, with the other hand.

lBy pushing downwardly upon the bottom wall sections 14 and 21 while grasping the flaps 16 and 23, the side walls 12 and 19 of the front and rear sections A and B will spread outwardly while As of the hook shaped locking tongues 17 and 24 will engage the corners in which theslots 26 are provided and will be guided "by said comers to cause the tongues to enter the, respective. slots and interlock with the walls thereof as best illushated in Figure 3. The ends of the flaps 16 and 23inwardly of the projecting tongues 17 and 2e are inclined to take the angle of the side walls which they engage. when the bottom wall sections reach a: horizontal position and the locking tongues are in looking position in their respective slots, the bottoms oi. the side walls are in meeting engagement with the free sides of the bottom wall to completely close the box bottom. The flaps 16 and 23 extend vertically from the box bottom and serve to brace opposite side walls in addition to their functionas a means for locking 7 the bottom sections to the side wall structure.

When articles for display purposes are placed in the display box the flaps are concealed from view.

Should it be desired to fold or collapse the box irom its set up position, the flaps 16 and 23 are grasped and an upward pull exerted thereon while the comers of the side walls in which the slots 26 are provided are slightly flexed outwardly to release the locking tongues 17 and 24. Continued upward or unfolding movement of the bottom wall sections will cause the side walls of the iront and back sections to lie fiat as shown in Figured.

In Figures 7 to 10 inclusive, there is shown a slightly modified form of construction between two parts from which the box is constructed. The tront section is designated at C and the rear section at D. The iron-.- section has all or the side walls integral therewith, with the exception of the extreme rear wall. The rear section D includes a rear wall 28 from which rises an advertising panel 29. The free ends of the side walls of the trout section C are provided with whereby said flaps may be grasped and pulled or M0 attaching tabs so which extend behind opposite sides of the rear wall 28 and are adhesively se cured thereto. The rear wall 28 has the bottom wall section 21 formed integral therewith, other= wise the structure is the same as that in the preceding form.

While we have shown and described what we consider to be the most practical embodiments of our invention, we wish it to be understood that such changes in construction as come within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired. I

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

1. A foldable box including a collapsible continuous side wall structure comprising a plurality of opposed hingedly connected side walls, the juncture of the meeting sides of the side walls defining angular corners, a pair of bottom wall sections respectively hinged to two opposed side walls for inward swinging movement, inwardly extending flaps on the free meeting ends of said bottom wall sections, and locking tongues extending from said flaps beyond said bottom wall sections and engageable respectively with slots provided in opposed angular corners of said side wall structure.

2. A ioldable box including a continuous ioldable side wall structure which when unfolded constitutes a plurality of opposed downwardly converging side walls, the meeting sides of said side walls defining angles when in unfolded position, a pair of bottom wall sections respectively hinged to two opposed side walls for inward swinging movement, locking tongues carried by the free meeting ends of said bottom wall sections and projecting angularly therefrom to seat in opposed corners of said wall structure during outward movement of said bottom wall sections,

said side wall structure-having opposed slots pro vided in said corners for receiving the respeetive locking tongues'when said bottom wall sections and side wall structure reach their fully umolded position.

3. In a folding box, a collapsible side wall structure including a plurality of opposed side walls, a bottom wall comprisingtwo bottom wall sections respectively hinged to ,two opposed side walls for inward swinging movement, upstanding flaps on the meeting edges of said bottom wall sections and extending thereacross, and locking tongues projecting, from opposite ends of said flaps for interengagernent with the walls of slots provided in opposite sides ofsaid wall structure.

4. In .a folding box, a continuous collapsible side wall structure, an inwardly foldable bottom wall including two complementary bottom wall sections hingedly connected to opposite sides or said side wall structure and free oi each other, inwardly extending manipulating flaps on the tree meeting ends of said bottom wall sections pushed to'cause the box to collapse or be ex-= tended for use, and interlocmng means between said flaps and said side wall structure when the same are extended to set up position for securing the same in such position.

5; In a ioldm box, a continuous collapsible m5 side wall structure, the walls or said side wall structure being inclined inwardly from top-to bottom when the side wallstructure is set up for use, an inwardly toldable bottom wall in- 15g structure when said structure is set up for use to seat thereagainst to limit the outward movement oi'said bottom wall sections and to support the same in bottom forming position.

GEORGE HORNECKER. CHARLES J. BACON. 

